Originally Posted by
Bandera
Our next door neighbor raced on the board tracks pre-WWII.
We overhauled his old race bike in the basement when I was (barely) tall enough to pedal it.
My 1st "race bike" ride was on the real thing: wooden rims, fixed gear and no brakes. I was hooked.
> 50 years on I wonder what became of that bike w/ his name on the top tube......a great guy.
-Bandera
That's about as KA of "how I got into cycling" story as I've ever heard. It would have been so sweet to be there and hear his stories...